Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla flew out of Samoa on Saturday, after a visit in which the monarch acknowledged the Commonwealth's "painful" history, amid a push for former colonial powers to pay reparations for their role in transatlantic slavery.

Britain’s King Charles has said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history and urged the organization to “right inequalities that endure” as he opened a meeting of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday.

King Charles III Thursday acknowledged a painful past of Britain and the royal family's profiting from human slavery, but did not support financial reparations payments at a Samoan summit of Commonwealth leaders.

By James Redmayne , Alasdair Pal and Catarina Demony APIA, Samoa (Reuters) -King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery.

An advocate for slavery reparations suggests King Charles cannot offer an apology for Britain's role in slavery due to the constraints of his constitutional monarchy and the U.K. government's stance on the issue,

During a speech Friday, King Charles III said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history with transatlantic slavery.

King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning over

Britain's King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations continue to advocate for reparations for the country's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

Charles didn’t directly speak about reparations for the Atlantic slave trade, in which Britain took a leading role. The issue is dominating debate at the conference amid a repor